Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-21
THE CITY DEMOCRATS.
BUSINESS MEETING OF THEIR COM
MIrrEE LAST NIGHT.
Rally Under the Auspices Of the Irving
Hall Club and Number Of Spirited
Speeches Made.

The City Democratic Committee held
it's weekly meeting in the Circuit
Court room at s o'clock last night
Present: Messrs. C. Z. Wingo lin the
chair, Rawlings, Curtis, Grymes, Hill,
Smith, Bigger, Elicit, Gibbons, W.
r. Wood, Rheinhimer, Levy, Houston,
Burton, Brannan, and Tenser.
In the absence OF the secretary, Cap
tain J. II. O'Bannon, Mr.. George II.
Tenser WAS requested to act rs secse-
tary.
EXCUSED.
Mr. Wingo said he had been requested
by Captain OBannon, who has an
nounced himself candidate for tho
Legislature, to be excused from active
service as secretary until after the pri-
mary. Granted. A letter from Mr..
Il. NJ. S. Valentine, making a similar
request, was read, and the same action
taken as in the above case.
CANvAssING.
Mr.. Wingo stated that the Executive
Committee mad held one important
meeting. at which the city was divided
into districts of one or two squares
each, and that these were being can
vassed from house to house with en-
couraging results. Mr.. WiDgo said
further that the most important work
now is to have the registrars and judges
and clerks OF election ready for the
primary.
The different ward superintendent,
reported good progress in this respect.
All things will be in readiness, and
everything indicates large turnout at
the primary.
THEY CAN VOTE.
Mr.. Levy said in canvassing his dis
trict lie found one young man who
would be twenty-one years old in Oc
tober, and who will be allowed to vote
in the regular election in November,
but who, under the primary plan, is
not given the right to vote. He
thought some provision should be
made for this class.
In this opinion all present concurred.
and the following, offered by Mr.. Levy,
was unanimously adopted
Resolrcd, That all persons who may
become Of age by tho time of the
general election and are not registered
shall he entitled to vote at the primary,
under the restrictions that will govern
the registered voters OF the city.
HEADQUARTERS.
Mr.. Gibbons suggested that there
should be some general headquarters
for a few days before the primary, and
moved that q committee of three be
appointed to provide a suitable place.
The motion prevailed, and Messrs
Gibbons, Levy, and Rawlings were ap-
pointed
The question Of having a headquar-
ters clerk was discussed, and Mcssrs.
J. Samuel Wilkinson and H. Tate
Evans were nominated.
Mr.. Levy thought two persons would
be needed-a clerk and a runner.
1t was decided to postpone the whole
matter until the next meeting, by
which time it can be better judged
what the financial prospects will be.
The committee at few minutes after
9 o'clock adjourned to attend the
Irying-Hall Clubs demonstration.
The IrvinE-Tan Rally.
A Democratic rally undar the au-
spices of Irving Hall { Clay-Ward Demo
cratic Reform Club was held at Tholl's
Hall, on west Broad street, last night.
The meeting was a success, and the
hall could not accommodate the great
throng that endeayored to gain admit
tance.
About a quarter past 9 o'clock the
Clay-Ward Actiyes, 200 strong. march
ed in, headed by Jardella's band. In
a few minutes Fulton Club, forty-eight
men in line, arrived.
Mr.. CONNER.
After the band had played several in
spring marches Mr.. j. II. Conner,
president of the Irving Hall Club,
called the meeting TO order. He said
his club was composed Of workingmen
who refused to be led into the Repub-
lican ranks and who were opposed to
any coalition with Republicans. "Our
club is open to every Democratic Re
former in the city OF Richmond and 10
all Democrats who have affiliated with
the Reformers but who have the in
terests of the Democratic party at heart
in the present conflict.
MIR. WALLACE.
Mr.. Conner then said he would in
troduce as the first speaker Mr.. /. T..
Wallace.
Mr.. Wallace rose and asked TO be ex-
cused from speaking just then. He
had been unwell for several days, and
hoped he would be permitted to keep
his seat.
MR. ROsCHER.
! Mr.. +. NJ. Roscher, president OF
Fulton Democratic Club, was then in
troduced by Mr.. Conner. He said he
was not a candidate, but he desired TO
call the attention OF his hearers
to one point. and that was what
material the Fulton Club was COM
posed Of. Anybody could see
that it contained no bondholders or
milhonaires, but men whose faces
showed that they were willing to fight
to victory. His club was in favor Of
good government in the hands Of white
people, and when the day of election
came the white men would be found in
a solid Democratic column. In con-
clusion Mr.. Roscher presented Mr..
Conner with q badge Of Fulton Club,
which he accepted in fitting terms.
CAPTAIN o'BANNoy.
Captain J. II. O'Bannon next spoke
he said he was O candidate for the
House. He was Democrat
nothing moro and nothing less. He
was q Democrat because the Demo
cratic party was of the people all the
best government had been had under
the Democratic party, and it had stood
from the time Of Jefferson to the
present day. II the Republican party
carried the coming election Ma
hone, OF course, would have 10 reward
his followers, and in q very short
while colored men would be walking
our streets with police uniforms on and
swinging clubs in their hands. Dick
Walker would very likely take Davie
Richardson's place, and HUBBARD, who
vas so sorry he had to fight against the
poor men who came from across the
Potomac" may Heavens lightning
blast my tongue before l would ever
say such thing" parenthetically ex-
claimed the speaker)-well, be would
probably be judge Of the Hustings